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PC-Project 3.0
READPROJ.TXT
Introduction
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PC-Project is a complete critical path project management application that
runs under Microsoft Windows 3.0. PC-Project is written entirely in Actor,
an object-oriented programming language for Microsoft Windows. Complete
source code is included. PC-Project was written as a sample Windows
program and may be freely distributed for non-commercial use.
The files on this disk are:
READPROJ.TXT -This "readme" file
INSTALL.BAT -Installation program
ZOO.EXE -Zoo compression/decompression utility program.
PROJECT.ZOO -A compressed file that contains PC-Project program,
source code, sample projects and manual.
I encourage you to share PC-Project with others. Please distribute as
is with all of the files. If you are distributing electronically, please
be sure to send the ZOO.EXE, PROJECT.ZOO and READPROJ.TXT files.
PC-Project Installation:
------------------------
If you received this disk directly from the Whitewater Group, there is
an INSTALL.BAT program on the disk. To install type:
A: INSTALL A: C: C:\ACTOR
If you downloaded this program from a bulletin board system, then follow
these instructions. You will also need the ZOO.EXE utility which can be
downloaded from most BBS systems.
If you don't have Actor, then make 4 subdirectories as shown below:
MD ACTOR
CD ACTOR
MD CLASSES
MD ACT
MD RES
Then install the application and the source code by typing
CD ACTOR (or wherever Actor is installed)
ZOO x/ PROJECT.ZOO (install source into subdirectories)
The ZOO command above will install the source code into the appropriate
subdirectories. For help with ZOO, type ZOO h
Installed files
---------------
During the installation process the following files will be created
on your hard disk.
PMANUAL.TXT -How to use PC-Project (16 pages of text)
PROJECT.EXE -Executable PC-Project program file
PROJECT.IMA -Sealed off image file required to run above
*.PRJ -Various test files
Because Actor does static object and code swapping the size of the
PROJECT.IMA and PROJECT.EXE files are larger than would seem necessary,
but only the required portions will be loaded into memory.
The source code is contained in:
PROJ.LOD -A "load file" to load the source code if you have Actor
CLASSES\*.CLS -Source code to the classes that define the application
ACT\*.ACT -Miscelaneous Actor source code methods
RES\*.* -Resource script files, icons, header files.
Starting PC-Project
-------------------
The project manager application requires Microsoft Windows 3.0. If you
are using Windows 2.x, you will need PC-Project 2.0. To start PC-Project
start W ndows and then use the File Run command to start PROJECT.EXE.
If you have Actor DON'T click on the PROJECT.IMA file since you won't
have the resources to run the application correctly. Or you can
run directly from the DOS C> prompt by typing
WIN PROJECT.EXE
If Project reports not enough memory to run then you will need to adjust
the settings in your WIN.INI file as shown below.
Refer to the Help screens and PMANUAL.TXT for more instructions on how
to use PC-Project. If you'd like to know more about the design of
PC-Project, refer to the articles listed at the end of PMANUAL.TXT.
On some machines, printing can take a few minutes.
If you'd like to be able to start PC-Project by double clicking on a .PRJ
file or by typing WIN xxx.PRJ, then add this line to the WIN.INI file in
the [Extensions] section:
PRJ=PROJECT.EXE ^.PRJ
On slower machines, swapping may cause performance to deteriorate. In these
cases, we recommend using a disk cache program (e.g. PC-Tools) or by setting
the Static memory setting in WIN.INI as shown below. The default settings
are Static=64, Dynamic=20. If you need to build large projects, you can
increase the Dynamic setting. If you need to run in less memory, use a
smaller Dynamic or Static setting.
[PC-Project]
Static=64
Dynamic=20
NOTES
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Version 3.0 06/07/90
-Requires Actor 3.0, Windows 3.0.
-Uses new Windows 3.0 features: hierarchical menus and combo box
-Uses TextWindow to view resources, activities.
Version 2.0 1/30/90
-Uses Actor 2.0, will run on Windows 2.x.
-Minor changes made to application class, printing and dates for
compatibility with Actor 2.0.
-Added a File Run command to run other programs from within PC-Project.
-Includes complete chart printing, copying of graphics, color etc.
Limitations
-----------
PC-Project has some limitations compared to "professional" project
management packages. These may be addressed in the future.
-Time is in days only. There is no "calendar" facility to skip days.
-PC-Project does not balance resources or check for conflicts.
Please let me kow if there are any bugs or suggestions by sending
mail to the address at the bottom of this file. Because PC-Project
is distributed free of charge, I cannot provide technical support
beyond answering questions by mail.
Actor Users
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Please refer to the associated CLS and ACT files for documentation, or
check The Whitewater Group BBS for the most recent versions. The printer
support was written by Mark Solinski. Mouse dragging support was written
by Barry Wilson. The graphics printing and copy to clipboard were
written by Patrick Deupree.
About Actor
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Actor is an object-oriented programming language for Microsoft Windows.
Actor is a complete development system capable of creating standalone
MS-Windows applications. No licensing fees are required to distribute
applications written in Actor.
PC-Project was written by Zack Urlocker and is copyright 1988-90, The
Whitewater Group. All rights reserved. For more information about Actor
contact:
The Whitewater Group,
1800 Ridge St.
Evanston, IL, 60201.
USA
(708)328-3800